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Appalachian Region -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John K. Shields Speech

 Collection
Identifier: MPA-0152
Abstract

This collection consists of a transcript of a commencement address given by Senator John K. Shields in 1913 at Maryville College. Shields praises famous Appalachian settlers and the American constitution, warns of the growth of federal government, attacks immigration for threatening the American way of life, and denounces efforts at building Anglo-American friendship.

Dates: 1913

Wilma Dykeman and James R. Stokely Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3800
Abstract

The Wilma Dykeman and James R. Stokely Jr. Papers contain personal and family related material, correspondence, research material, manuscripts, and visual media pertaining to the life and works of author and historian Wilma Dykeman and her husband, poet James R. Stokely Jr. The collection spans 1807-2011 with the bulk of the material dating between 1934 and 2007.

Dates: 1807-2011, undated; Majority of material found within 1934 - 2007